New York, New York

The silence of the internet is so intimidating. I feel like I’m beginning a stand up comedy routine in an empty room. Currently, I’m sitting in front of my extremely messy desk trying to come up with an idea for a video blog. I’ve been working on this since Wednesday! My progress is ridiculous, but I want it to be perfect. I have to get the word out –I need help if I’m going to make it to NYU!

For inspiration, or to distract myself, I’ve been discovering what some of the famous NYU graduates were doing before they went to college. From what I’ve read so far, Martin Scorsese was nothing like the tough guys he went on to write about. In fact, author Peter Biskind portrays him as a nerdy, Mummy’s boy. Oliver Stone went to Yale University but then dropped out to travel. He ended up fighting in the Vietnam War and won two bravery awards. Obviously, this experience influenced his films ‘Platoon’, ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ and ‘Heaven and Earth’. In Minnesota, Joel Cohen was making backyard film productions with his younger brother. Ang Lee, to the disappointment of his teacher father, failed his University entrance exam in Taiwan before moving to the US to study.

I guess, in contrast, my early years haven’t been too unremarkable. My work as a reporter has been very educational. Journalists frequently bare witness to the darker side of life. You become adept at hunting for the most bizarre details and extracting the most extreme emotions from the people you’re interviewing. Perhaps my first film will be entitled ‘Newroom’. : P